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...died in northern Uttar Pradesh state over the past two weeks, said Raj Shekhar, a state government official. The PressTrustofIndia news agency said 21 people have died from the heat in eastern Orissa state, seven in western Gujarat state and...

...collapsed had been built without permission and using substandard materials, police officer Madhur Verma said.The PressTrustofIndia news agency said the New Delhi collapse was triggered by construction work on an adjacent plot.Building collapses...

...Hospital, while patients overflowing into the hallways wailed and screamed with broken limbs and bleeding wounds. PressTrustofIndia reported 70 people died awaiting treatment. Bruised and bleeding bodies were laid in rows, covered with blankets...

...since the military leader came to power in 1999. Asked about the possibility of resuming stalled peace talks, PressTrustofIndia quoted Vajpayee as saying, "We have always favored talks for which the right atmosphere has to be created. Violence...

...losses from Friday's quake at $5.5 billion, in addition to a daily production loss of $111 million, the PressTrustofIndia news agency said. Survivors today complained that confusion and a lack of equipment was hampering search efforts...

...more than 3,000 rare gold, copper and brass coins from a collapsed house, along with the body of the owner, PressTrustofIndia quoted army Maj. R.C. Joshi as saying. Many other bodies across the area were found adorned with expensive...

...alleged they were made to labor for long hours with little rest and low pay, and were refused permission to leave, PressTrustofIndia news agency said. Afghans caution Pakistan against terror 'soft' line KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan joined...

...high-voltage power wire in northern India, news reports said. Two passengers who fell out of the bus survived, PressTrustofIndia news agency reported. The accident happened in a village in the Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh state, 280...

...other passengers in the bus escaped unhurt, said Niranjan Lal, Bahraich district superintendent of police. The PressTrustofIndia news agency had reported Saturday that 60 people were electrocuted in the accident.

...Andhra Pradesh, 34 in eastern Orissa state, 19 in the western desert state of Rajasthan and 13 elsewhere, the PressTrustofIndia said. Hospitals have been flooded with victims of heat stroke, dehydration and other illnesses, officials said...